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Close Call Sports objectively tracks and analyzes close and controversial calls in sport, with great regard for the rules and spirit of the game. Developed from The Left Field Corner's MLB Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (UEFL), baseball's number one source for umpire ejections, video instant replay reviews and their corresponding calls, with great regard for the rules and spirit of the game.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

MLB Ejections 021-025: Sam Holbrook (1-5; KC & CWS)

HP Umpire Sam Holbrook ejected Royals P Yordano Ventura, P Edinson Volquez, CF Lorenzo Cain, and White Sox P Chris Sale and P Jeff Samardzija for fighting in the bottom of the 7th inning of the Royals-White Sox game. With two out and none on, White Sox batter Adam Eaton hit a 0-1 fastball from Ventura on the ground to Ventura, who threw to first baseman Eric Hosmer for the inning's third out. Replays indicate that as Eaton jogged down the first base line, Ventura yelled an unsportsmanlike and profane remark at Eaton, leading to a bench clearing incident; warnings were in effect after two prior HBP (Moustakas by Sale, Abreu by Ventura) in the game, the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejections, the game was tied, 2-2.

These are the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th ejections of the 2015 MLB Regular Season.
These are the 9th-13th player ejections of 2015. Prior to ejection, Cain was 1-3 in the contest.
These are the Royals' 7-9th ejections of 2015, 1st AL Central (KC 9; CWS 2; DET 1; CLE, MIN 0).
These are the White Sox's 1/2nd ejections of '15, 2nd in ALC (KC 9; CWS 2; DET 1; CLE, MIN 0).
This is Yordano Ventura's first ejection since April 18, 2015 (Jim Joyce; QOC = U [Throwing At]).
This is Edinson Volquez's first career MLB ejection.
This is Lorenzo Cain's first career MLB ejection.
This is Chris Sale's first career MLB ejection.
This is Jeff Samardzija's first career MLB ejection.
This is Sam Holbrook's first ejection since April 17, 2015 (Joe Maddon; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).